Habakkuk 2:12

The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead -- he who starts a town by unjust deeds.

Micah 3:10

You build Zion through bloody crimes, Jerusalem through unjust violence.

Nahum 3:1

Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!

Genesis 4:11-17

So now, you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Joshua 6:26

At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration: "The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the Lord. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!"

1 Kings 16:34

During Ahab's reign, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, just as the Lord had warned through Joshua son of Nun.

Jeremiah 22:13-17

"'Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.

Ezekiel 24:9

"'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.

Daniel 4:27-31

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged."

John 11:47-50

So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.

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Summary

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

Blood

Bible References

Him

Genesis 4:11
So now, you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Joshua 6:26
At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration: "The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the Lord. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!"
1 Kings 16:34
During Ahab's reign, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, just as the Lord had warned through Joshua son of Nun.
Jeremiah 22:13
"'Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.
Ezekiel 24:9
"'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged."
Micah 3:10
You build Zion through bloody crimes, Jerusalem through unjust violence.
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!
John 11:47
So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.
Revelation 17:6
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.

Blood

Habakkuk 2:8
Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

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